Chemistry 2050: A Roadmap to the Future - A Workshop

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will convene a workshop to explore the chemical sciences landscape for breakthroughs in energy, quantum computing, and materials and manufacturing. The chemical sciences and engineering community participants from industry, academia, and government will identify important issues to begin addressing and what actions can be taken now and over the next decade to achieve new opportunities and capabilities by 2050. Decadal planning, groundwork, and investment will be discussed with an eye on the future of transformative discovery in chemistry.

Full event details

When:

Day 1: Wednesday, August 5th, 2026, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Day 2: Thursday, August 6th, 2026, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. (UTC-04:00) Eastern Time (US & Canada)

Where:

Attend virtually: 

You will receive the relevant link(s) to attend virtually via email.

Attend in person:

Keck Center